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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCER:

, Be it known that I, LEMUEL A. SMITH, of Pekin, in the county of Tazewell, and' in the State'of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Horse-Shoes; and do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebsng had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i s

The nature of my invention consists in the `construction of a horse-shoe, in which I dispense with the nails generally used forfastening horse-shoes to horses hoofs, and which is so arranged that it can more readily be put on or taken olf, and prevents the hoof from sliding or being injured. i i

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which forma part ot' this specification, and in which- Figure v1 is a perspective view, and

Figure 2`is a section through one of the braces. v

p A represents il' horse-shoe, made in any of. the known and usual ways, but in which the holes for nails are dispensed with, and in their places I make four round holes only, two, on each side of the shoe, at suitable dis' tance from the heels and toe, said holes being provided with recesses on the bottom or underside, and the use of which holes will be hereinafter set -forth. I i i l At the toe of the shoe A, on its upper side, is a projection, B, against which the toe ofthe hoof is placed,A

so that the hoot` cannot by any means slip for-ward when the shoe is put on.

`(D C and D D represent clips, which are provided with screw-Shanks a a, and on their inner side with pins it', as shown in fig. 2. i

The shanksa a are put in the holes on. the shoe. from the upper side, and fastened 'by nuts in the recesses on the under side. The pins z' e', at the samev time, penetrate into the sides of the hoof, holding. the shoe' firmly on the hoof. i

The two clips C C are placed so far forward that they will not only bind the shoe, but, at the same time,

in connection with vthe projection B, prevent it from slipping forward.

On the upper side of the shoe, on the inside from the holes .for` the clips D D, braces E E are placed, so that the clips may be regulated. l

These braces are provided at each endvwith a slot, through which kscrews ede pass into the shoe, and by' -mving the braces further in or out, it will be seen that the clips D D come closer together or farther apart, as may be desired to suit the size of the hoof. s Y

The braces E E, instead of having a slot at each end, may have a slot at one end only, and be regulated by a set-screw at the other, as "shown in iig. 1.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i:s-`V The braces E E, constructed and regulated as described, for the purpose of moving the clips D Din or olif, as may be desired, substantially as herein set forth. V l f In. testimony that I claim the foregoing` I have hereunto set myhand, this 14th day of July, 1868.

LEMUE'L A. SMITH.

Witn esscs:

WM. N. BOTTOMLEY, WiLLIAMsoN FAnrnING. 

